Early Career Talent Management

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. 

What you'll do 

• Recruiting: exploring hiring demand, University connections to support with campus recruiting, partnering with Talent Attraction to review application documents, interviewing applicants, facilitate recruitment assessment centers and support the business in making hiring decisions.
• On-boarding of VT/STAR students
• Engage, support and development of VT/STAR program students: leadership, performance management, support rotation, support with hiring conversion processes, administration, coaching
• Training: assessing training needs and either carrying out business and / or soft skill trainings or sourcing suitable training

Project management: carrying out VT/STAR projects:

• contributes and works on projects/sub-projects and activities with moderate level of complexity
• work is independent & collaborative in nature.
• Provides regular updates to manager or project manager on project status
• Decisions/solutions can essentially enhance existing systems & processes
• Excellent stakeholder management: able to establish effective working relationships with people at all levels

What you bring 

• 8-12 years of work experience preferably running a business program or initiative
• Excellent communication skills including business level English
• University degree (Bachelor minimum)

The following tasks are performed within the below described level of accountability, complexity, experience, communication:

• Accountability: Responsible for delivery outcomes of assigned sub projects; work independently within given area of responsibility
• Complexity: contributes on sub projects and activities with moderate level of complexity; Decisions/solutions can essentially enhance existing systems & processes
• Experience: Strong competence with various job-relevant tools & processes to accomplish the job
• Communication: Builds collaborative work relationships across SAP; Communicates clearly, in a way that others can understand within defined processes & policies.
• Empathy and empowerment: Show competencies of listening and empowerment. Be able to engage and enable young people.

Meet your team 

• VT/STAR Program (Vocational Training/ Student Training & Rotation Program) is the essential talent development program to build up an early talent pipeline for SAP Labs India. This work integrated learning program supports the people strategy of SAP Labs India and aligns with the early talent needs of organization across various LOB's with technology at the forefront. The objective is to recruit, train, develop, and convert high-performing, self-motivated employees to FTE to fulfill immediate, mid-, and long-term strategic business objectives.
• The program has strong impact globally and it started in SAP Labs India in 2008 and currently has over 200 participants each year. In 2022, the demand for participants increased as the program reaches into more business areas. This presents an exciting opportunity as we need a VT/STAR Trainer to help manage the program, deeply engage and develop the students, and build partnership both internally and externally.
• To be successful in this role at a minimum you will need to demonstrate a passion for early talent, developing and mentoring people. You will have great attention to detail, proven experience in delivering programs as well as the agility to manage multiple priorities to be delivered across different timelines.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.  

We win with inclusion
SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity,  gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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